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2025-11-12

SDPI is inviting scholarly submissions for its 11th volume to be published in 2027.

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THEME 1 | Geopolitical Shocks, Energy Security and Macroeconomic Resilience

Gulf Corridor and Macroeconomic Vulnerability: A Scenario-Based Stress Test

Syed Muhammad Salman , Abdul Mateen

1-19
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Turning Crisis into Opportunity: Rooftop Solar Expansion for Energy Security and Sustainable Development in Pakistan

Iqra Mushtaq, Sidra Mushtaq, Muhammad Umer Farrukh

20-43
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Weaponisation of Energy: Economic Vulnerability and Policy Responses in Developing Economies in the Context of the US-Iran Conflict

Muhammad Ali Khan, Syed Adnan Ali Shah Bukhari, Syed Aziz Rasool

44-59
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THEME 2 | Trade and Macroeconomic Policy

Anti-Export Bias: The Case of Pakistan

Ali Ahmed Shah, Ravi Kumar, Muhammad Akmal, Muhammad Ijlal Khan

60-83
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Tax Reforms with Revenue Replacement: Economy-wide Effects of Food Tariff Liberalisation in Sri Lanka

Udaya Namalgama, Sumali Dissanayake, Jeevika Weerahewa

84-107
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Reassessing Non-linearity in the Monetary Policy of Pakistan: Using Smooth Transition Regression Model

Hasan Shahzad, Umar Shahzad, Abdul Saboor

108-132
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THEME 3 | Financial Markets, Firms and Innovation

Exploring Safer Investment Opportunities: A Comparative Analysis of Risk-Adjusted Performance in Defensive and Cyclical Sectors

Muhammad Zahid Iqbal, Muhammad Mahmood Shah Khan

133-152
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Intellectual Property Rights and Creative Industries in Pakistan: Evidence from Copyright and Patent Protection

Muhammad Danyal Khan

153-173
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Gender Diversity and Corporate Sustainability: Evidence from ESG Risk Scores of S&P 500 Firms

Hassan Raza, Shumaila Zeb

174-195
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THEME 4 | Governance, Urbanisation and Inclusive Development

Urbanisation, Economic Development, and Feminisation of Informal Employment

Haniya Shoukat Randhawa, Rahima Omar, Ammar Shoukat Randhawa

196-215
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Governance, Public Expenditure and Sustainable Development: Evidence from Developed Economies

Ayesha Siddiqa, Muhammad Hassan Danish

216-234
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THEME 5 | Environmental Law and Natural Resource Conservation

Analysis of the Indus Delta in Light of International and National Environmental Laws: Implications for Pakistan

Muneer Hussain, Muskan Hassam , Mashooque Ali, Ghazala Kanasiro

235-254
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Agricultural Practices, Livelihood Dependence and Snow Leopard Conservation in Northern Pakistan: An Evidence-Based Synthesis

Areeba Saleha

255-275
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